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Date: 01/02/2009
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Material Removed, Subpoena Enforced
Type: Subpoena
Jurisdiction: New York
Publication: Blog
In January 2009, Fashion model Liskula Cohen petitioned a New York state court for "pre-action" discovery from Google Inc. (on behalf of its subsidiary Blogger.com), seeking the identity of the anonymous operator of the Skanks in NYC blog. The blog...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 01/06/2009 - 7:10pm - 0 comments
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Date: 09/29/2008
Status: Pending
Disposition:
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Publication: Blog, Broadcast, Website
Thomas Duggan, who who hosts the "Paying Attention!" radio program on WCAP 980AM in Lowell Massachusetts, was sued by William DiAdamo, a local attorney, over statements Duggan made on his radio program and republished on his blog, ...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 12/22/2008 - 3:09pm - 0 comments
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Date: 03/27/2008
Status: Pending
Disposition: Subpoena Quashed
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Publication: Blog, Website
In September 2008, an Oregon state judge ruled that Oregon's media shield law, found at Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 44.510 to 44.540, protected the identity of anonymous commenters who posted allegedly defamatory statements on The Portland Mercury and...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 12/19/2008 - 5:52pm - 0 comments
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Date: 12/09/2008
Status: Pending
Disposition:
Type: Disciplinary Action
Jurisdiction: Florida
Publication: Blog
Jack Thompson, a former Florida attorney, recently disbarred, filed a complaint with the Florida Bar against JAABlog publisher and attorney William Gelin. Thompson is seeking to have Gelin sanctioned by the Florida Bar (potential punishments range from reprimand to disbarment) because...
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Legal Threat - Guest - 12/10/2008 - 3:36pm - 0 comments
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Date: 10/10/2008
Status: Pending
Disposition: Injunction Issued
Type: Other
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Publication: Blog
Derrick Gillenwater sued lawyers Jeffrey Denner and Kevin Barron for malpractice in Massachusetts state court. During the litigation, Gillenwater allegedly sent a threatening email to Denner and Barron, stating that he would "send his blog posting out to the media" and that...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 12/03/2008 - 6:26pm - 0 comments
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Date: 12/01/2008
Status: Pending
Disposition:
Type: Correspondence
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
Publication: Blog
On December 1, 2008, the blog-hosting service Blogger removed the blog titled "Jeffrey Denner's ineffective assistance of counsel" after Jeffrey Denner delivered to it a court order prohibiting Derrick Gillenwater from using the words "Jeffrey" or "Denner" or...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 12/03/2008 - 6:17pm - 0 comments
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Date: 11/01/2008
Status: Pending
Disposition:
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Tennessee
Publication: Blog
After losing his bid for a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives, Democratic candidate Roger Byrge sued incumbent Republican Representative Stacey Campfield for libel over statements posted on Campfield's Camp4u blog.
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 12/03/2008 - 10:37am - 0 comments
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Date: 11/01/2006
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Publication: Blog
Sebastian D'Elia, director of the Office of Public Information of Union County, New Jersey, filed a lawsuit against two members of The Union County Watchdog Association after they allegedly defamed him in blog posts. Defendants Tina Renna and Patricia Quattrocchi were regular...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 11/21/2008 - 5:36pm - 1 comments
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Date: 07/01/2008
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Injunction Denied
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: California
Publication: Blog, Email, Wiki
In July 2008, sex columnist Violet Blue requested a restraining order in San Francisco Superior Court against David "Ben" Burch and Nina Alter. Blue claimed that Burch sent her a threatening email, that Alter published disparaging statements about her on...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 11/17/2008 - 2:53pm - 0 comments
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Date: 07/31/2008
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Switzerland
Publication: Blog
Susan Scheff, a self-described “parent advocate” who “assists parents of troubled teens research and
identify programs and schools that can assist their troubled teens in
getting back on track to a healthy, productive lifestyle” and the publisher of www.suescheff.com, filed an administrative complaint with...
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Legal Threat - Guest - 11/13/2008 - 6:16am - 0 comments
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Date: 10/31/2007
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Injunction Issued, Material Removed, Verdict (plaintiff)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Florida
Publication: Blog, Forum, Website
Lawyer Edward T. Saadi brought a defamation lawsuit against Pierre Maroun -- Saadi's cousin -- and Hala Fakhre Maroun over statements they allegedly posted to blog biggestloosers.blogspot.com (defunct). According to Saadi's complaint, the Marouns' blog postings accused him of engaging...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 11/12/2008 - 4:33pm - 0 comments
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Date: 03/29/2007
Status: Pending
Disposition: Material Removed
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Publication: Blog
On March 29, 2007, St. Charles County County Commissioner Joe Brazil filed a defamation lawsuit against political consultant Jeff Roe after Roe published statements on his blog, The Source, claiming that Brazil had been drinking at the time of an...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 11/03/2008 - 2:29pm - 0 comments
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Date: 04/01/2007
Status: Pending
Disposition:
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Publication: Blog, Website
Republican political consultant Jeff Roe filed a defamation lawsuit against First Capitol News, LLC, and First Capitol Publications and Photography, LLC, after First Capitol published an article on its website characterizing Roe's blogging and political activity as "character...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 11/03/2008 - 2:23pm - 0 comments
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Date: 04/18/2008
Status: Pending
Disposition: Dismissed (total), Material Removed, Subpoena Quashed
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: New York
Publication: Blog
Eric Von Kuersteiner, who owns and operates several businesses in the "Pines" beach resort community on Fire Island, New York, sued blog operator Eric Schrader and several anonymous commenters for defamation in New York state court. Schrader ran the now-defunct pavillion.blog, named...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 10/29/2008 - 6:34pm - 0 comments
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Date: 02/20/2008
Status: Pending
Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: California
Publication: Blog
Stephen Graham Hogge, operator of the blog, Hog on Ice, was sued in California by former Miami School of Law classmate Fatima dos Santos Fahmy over statements he made about her on his blog, which he describes as a...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 10/23/2008 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
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Date: 03/24/2008
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Subpoena Quashed
Type: Subpoena
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Publication: Blog, Website
In September 2008, an Oregon state judge ruled that Oregon's media shield law, found at Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 44.510 to 44.540, protected the identity of anonymous commenters who posted allegedly defamatory statements on The Portland Mercury and...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 10/17/2008 - 2:23pm - 0 comments
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Date: 03/06/2008
Status: Pending
Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: California
Publication: Blog
Roy Holmgren sued the Murrietta Opinion and About Murrieta blogs, as well anonymous operators and/or commenters to these blogs, for defamation in California state court in March 2008. The complaint alleged that the defendants published...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 10/17/2008 - 1:51pm - 0 comments
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Date: 06/04/2008
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: California
Publication: Blog
Vlad Zablotskyy, a former real estate agent and operator of Go Beyond MLS, a blog that is focused on "using modern media and Internet as a marketing tool in the real estate industry," was sued by Brabus Ventures Corporation, which...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 09/28/2008 - 10:48pm - 2 comments
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Date: 02/13/2008
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Lawsuit Filed, Material Removed
Type: Correspondence
Jurisdiction: California
Publication: Blog
Vlad Zablotskyy, a former real estate agent and operator of Go Beyond MLS,
a blog that is focused on "using modern media and Internet as a
marketing tool in the real estate industry," was sued by Brabus
Ventures Corporation, which operates ePerks.com, a...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 09/28/2008 - 10:52pm - 0 comments
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Date: 09/24/2008
Status: Pending
Disposition:
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: California
Publication: Blog
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler filed suit against anonymous Blogspot bloggers who allegedy impersonated him and girlfriend Erin Brady. Tyler brought claims of false light invasion of privacy, publication of private facts, and misappropriation of likeness.
The defendants allegedly created at least...
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Legal Threat - DMLP Staff - 09/26/2008 - 5:28pm - 0 comments